# 水口
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): shuǐkǒu
    (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄎㄡˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi$^2$ hau$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shuǐkǒu [Phonetic: shuíkǒu]
*** Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄎㄡˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: shuěikǒu
*** Wade–Giles: shui$^3$-kʻou$^3$
*** Yale: shwěi-kǒu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoeikoou
*** Palladius: шуйкоу (šujkou)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: seoi$^2$ hau$^2$
*** Yale: séui háu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: soey$^2$ hau$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sêu$^2$ heo$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /sɵy̯³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/

### Noun

水口
* (archaic) water outlet
* (archaic) water crossing

## Japanese
### Pronunciation 1

Kanji in this term :
| 水 | 口 |
| みず Grade: 1 | くち > ぐち Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi ||
* (Tokyo) みずくち [mìzúkúchí] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [mʲizɨkɯ̟̊t͡ɕi]

#### Noun

水(みず)口(ぐち) • (mizuguchi)
* an inlet or outlet for water
* a point for collecting water in the kitchen
* the kitchen doorway used for fetching water from a well
* (by extension) kitchen

#### Proper noun

水(みず)口(ぐち) • (Mizuguchi)
* a surname

##### Derived terms

* 水口(みなくち)ギセル (minakuchi giseru)
* 水口(みなくち)祭(まつり) (minakuchimatsuri)
* 水口(みなくち)細(ざい)工(く) (minakuchi zaiku)
* 水口(みなくち)花(ばな) (minakuchibana)

### Pronunciation 2

Kanji in this term :
| 水 | 口 |
| み(な) Grade: 1 | くち Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi ||
* (Tokyo) みなくち [mìnákúchí] (Heiban – [0])
* (Tokyo) みなくち [mìnáꜜkùchì] (Nakadaka – [2])
* IPA: [mʲina̠kɯ̟t͡ɕi]

#### Noun

水(みな)口(ぐち) • (minaguchi)
* the entry point for channeling water from the river to the rice field

#### Proper noun

水(みな)口(ぐち) • (Minaguchi)
* a surname

### Pronunciation 3

Kanji in this term :
| 水 | 口 |
| み(な) Grade: 1 | くち > ぐち Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi ||
* (Tokyo) みなぐち [mìnágúchí] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [mʲina̠ɡɯ̟t͡ɕi]

#### Proper noun

水(みな)口(ぐち) • (Minaguchi)
* a surname

### Pronunciation 4

Kanji in this term :
| 水 | 口 |
| みず Grade: 1 | くち Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi ||
* (Tokyo) みずくち [mìzúkúchí] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [mʲizɨkɯ̟t͡ɕi]

#### Proper noun

水(みず)口(くち) • (Mizukuchi)
* a surname

### Pronunciation 5

Kanji in this term :
| 水 | 口 |
| みづ Grade: 1 | くち Grade: 1 |
| irregular | kun'yomi |
* (Tokyo) みづくち [mìzúkúchí] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [mʲizɨkɯ̟t͡ɕi]

#### Proper noun

水(みづ)口(くち) • (Mizukuchi)
* a surname

### Pronunciation 6

Kanji in this term :
| 水 | 口 |
| みづ Grade: 1 | くち > ぐち Grade: 1 |
| irregular | kun'yomi |
* (Tokyo) みづぐち [mìzúgúchí] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [mʲizɨɡɯ̟t͡ɕi]

#### Proper noun

水(みづ)口(ぐち) • (Mizuguchi)
* a surname

### Pronunciation 7

Kanji in this term :
| 水 | 口 |
| み Grade: 1 | くち > ぐち Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi ||
* (Tokyo) みぐち [mìgúchí] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [mʲiɡɯ̟t͡ɕi]

#### Proper noun

水(み)口(ぐち) • (Miguchi)
* a surname

### References

* 1 2 3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
* 1 2 3 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
* Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN